The Portland daily press., 1887-07-07
COMMENCEMENT AT COLBY.
Many Of the Alumni Present at Yes
terday's Exercises.
a Large Graduating Class and Fine
Exercises.
Excellent Speeches at the Dinner
Honorary Degrees Conferred.

ana Ieuu2red the exercises mucn more pleas
ant. The orations of the graduating class
were Of high order. The trustees con-
ferred only three honorary degrees at their
meeting this morning Over 200 alumni sat
down to the Commencement dinner in Me-
mortal Hall. The speeches which were made
at the dinner .were SO good that hardly a
person left the table until the end of the
list was reached. Gov. BOdwell made few
brief and pithy remarks and he was fol-
lowed by Rev. Philip S. Moxom who made
an eloquent and graceful speech. Col Smith,
of the Boston Journal, spoke for the class
of '62. Principal Sargent, of Hebron Acad-
emy, presented the needs of that institution
with much earnestness and zeal. Perhaps
the most interesting feature of the dinner
was the presence of Rev. DIR. S. f. Smith,
author of America; his son. Rev. DR.. B.
A. w. Smith, of Burmah, and his grandson,
Appleton Smith, who today graduated in
the class of 'S7 As Dr. S. f. Smith rose TO
speak he was greeted with storm of ap-
piause. He referred to the three generations
of his family represented at the dinner and
made an effective and touching speech. His
son, DIR. b. A. w. Smith, followed him. DIR.
George Bullen and Prof. William Mathews
OF Chicago were the last speakers. The
speech of Prof. Mathews was very witty
"reminiscences of his college days were
grouped together in most attractive style,
and narrated to the great amusement of his
listeners
The class of 1877 held their decennial re-
union at the Elmwood at o'clock. Ten
mQnharc nnf af bo WI
After fine dinner, K. T. Lyford of SPRING
field, Mass, read history of the class, j. II.
Files of Portland, read an essay, and Miss
Louise ii. Cobnrn poem. 1t was voted to
hold another reunion ten years hence. Z. F.
Lyford was elected president and w. Ii.
Brownson of Portland, secretary and treas
urer. The reception of DR.. Pepper to the
alumni and their friends in the evening at
Memorial Hall was largely attended
WATERvILLE, July CT has been great
weather for Commencement tall hats and
Prince Alberts and Commencementg gowns at
Colby this week. AS far as the weather is
concerned it couldn't have been better if it,
had been made to order, and for the Com
mencement festival it has been, best of all,
cooler. The Commencement has been indis-
pensible to alumni and collegian most of the
time, but that is as essential as
Commencement. Today has been the rare
day of the week. On the moving trains the
already large list of distinguished alumni
and friends of the UNDER graduates was
largely reinforced.
The campus, so the students said never
looked so well as it did last evening. Elec-
trio lights were in every corner thereof, and
the picturesque green was as if it were day
light. Prior to the Grafton by Rev. Philip S.
Moxom, in the church, strolling back and
forth in front of the college halls and among
the pleasant walks were the alumni and un-
dergraduates arm in arm, chatting and
laughing and making the most of a rare July
anniversary evening.
At $50 this morning the band struck up
its liyeliest air. and the long procession pro-
ceeded to the Baptist Church in the follow
ing order of march:
Brigade Band.
Freshman Class.
Sophomore Class.
Junior Glass.
Senior Glass.
Alumni in Order of Classes
'We shall graduate today the second class
of as many as "a members ever graduated
from this Institution" said one of the pro-
fessors this morning. ''and we think it's one
of our brightest classes, too"
The degree of A. b. was conferred on the
following:
Orris Lyford Beverage, Moth Haven; Fred
Raymond Bowman, Sidney; Woodman Bradbury,
vile; Everett Edwin BurleiPh Houlton; Preston
Newell Burleigh, Honlton; Charles Edwin Cook,
Friendship; Nathaniel HanScom Crosby, Brown
vile; Henry Fuller Curtis, Kennebunk; Holman
Francis Day, Vassalboro: Charles Edward Dol
ley, Watervie; Horace Davenport Dow, Water
vile; Harvey Doane Eaton, North Cornville;
Walter Bates Farr, Brunswick; Edward Forest
Goodwin Skowhegan; Adam Simpson Green,
field; Stanley Harry Holmes, Augusta; Eugene
Wilder Jewett, Sidney; Maud Elma kingsley,
East Machias; Joel Francis Larrabee, Jr.. Ken
Adams Mortimer, WatervIe; Fred Tramph
owen, Milo; Irving Ossian Palmer, Liyermore;
Elmer Ellsworth Parmenter, China; Fred Miller
Perkins, Somerville, Mass; Mary Ellis Pray,
Bath; Charles Carroll Richardson, Skowhegai;
Elmer Asa Kicker, Bddeford; Maurice Hernon
pieton White Smith, Davenport. Ia: Wllliain
Franklin Watson, Jacksont0wn. n B.
The literary exercises were Of an unuSu-
ally high order. The parts were well writ
ten and well delivered. The programme was
as follows:
England and the United States,
Orris Lyford Beverage, North Haven
A New Philosophy .
w
Theistic Corollary of Evolution,
Wo0dman Bradbury, Melrose Mass
Society and the Individual,
Mary Ellis Pray, Bath
Glass Distinctions in the United States,
Charles Edwin Cook, Friendship
The Ministry of Nature,
81 Bessie Adams Mortimer Wateryille
The Perils of Republicanism,
Appleton White Smith, Davenport, Ia
The Mission OF Free Libraries.
.,,., Maurice Herman Small, Wilton
Walter Bates Farr. Oakland
Maud Elma Kingsley East Machias
The Mission of the Saxons.
Edward Forest Goodwin Skowhegan
The Class of '37.
w. b. Farr, the class historian, gives the
following about the class of 'S7:
Whole number enrolled in the membership of
the class, 38; number at the beginning OF the
Freshman year, 81; Sophomore year, 80; Junior
same number as entered. Twenty-nine Of the
class reside in Maine. two in Massachusetts, one
New Brunswick; 13 came from the coun-
elss; g nave taught school. The Oldest Ss man nan
in the class is 20 years ~ months the youngest
is 8 years months, and the average is % years
| months. The heaviest man weighs 1856 pounds
| the ightest 100, and the average 159. Tallest
man. g feet inches; shortest leet 11s inches ;
| average, feet S1a inches, Total moustaches,
| 16; siders, four.
6lcpupncduo, 2Ot DcHlOCfdtS, lnuepenucnJ
| Republican. one; Liberal Republican. one; hide
pendent, one. Protection, 20; limited protection,
| four; iarih for revenue only, two; free trade
| two; reform, one. Opposed to capital punishment,
| IS; the same number favor it, and two are unde-
/ cided.
The class contains o Baptsts, five Methodists,
four Congrogationalists, one Unitarian, and five
| have no religious preferences We have eight
| professional teachers, seven business men, four
ministers, four lawyers four doctors one journal
ist, one worker, and five undecided. In favor of
education, l6i opposed; 49, Indifferent, 2. -Four
warble, nine periodically Try to sing, four play
the piano.. There is one smoker, and five occa-
sional smokers.
Honorary Degrees